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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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